Associate Epidemiologist
Brigham and Women's Hospital

njain1@partners.org

Dr. Jain completed research fellowships at Duke University and at Harvard Medical School. His primary areas of research include musculoskeletal diseases and spinal cord injury.

Epidemiology and Outcomes of Musculoskeletal Diseases

Dr. Jain has been working with Drs. Jeffrey N. Katz (Rheumatology) and Laurence D. Higgins (Orthopaedics) on surgical and rehabilitation outcomes after joint replacement procedures and other ambulatory orthopaedic procedures. He is also studying racial differences/disparities in the utilization of surgical procedures for musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Jain has a special interest in clinical research on rehabilitative and surgical management of shoulder arthropathies.

Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Dr. Jain has worked with Dr. Eric Garshick on the epidemiology of respiratory dysfunction in chronic spinal cord injury. Ongoing work also includes measurement and improvement of Health-Related Quality of Life, measurement of free-living ambulation, and determination of factors associated with healthcare utilization in persons with chronic spinal cord injury.

Jain N, Pietrobon R, Hocker S, Guller U, Shankar A, Higgins LD. The relationship between surgeon and hospital volume and outcomes for shoulder arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2004 Mar;86-A(3):496-505. [abstract]

Jain NB, Hocker S, Pietrobon R, Guller U, Bathia N, Higgins LD. Total arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: role of provider volume. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug;14(4):361-7. [abstract]

Jain NB, Higgins LD, Ozumba D, Guller U, Cronin M, Pietrobon R, Katz JN. Trends in epidemiology of knee arthroplasty in the United States. 1990-2000. Arthritis Rheum. 2005 Dec;52(12):3928-33. [abstract]

Jain NB, Hu H. Childhood correlates of blood lead levels in Mumbai and Delhi. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Mar;114(3):466-70. [abstract]

Jain NB, Brown R, Tun CG, Gagnon D, Garshick E. Determinants of FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (In Press)

Jain NB, Sullivan M, Tun CG, Garshick E. Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injury. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (In Press)

Jain NB, Higgins LD, Guller U, Pietrobon R, Katz JN. Trends in Epidemiology and Outcomes of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the United States, 1990-2000. Arthritis Care and Research (In Press)

Jain NB, Higgins LD, Losina E, Pietrobon R, Katz JN. Racial Differences in Type of Surgical Procedure Performed for Proximal Humerus Fractures.